سَعِدَتْwere blessed بغُرَّةِby the radiance of وجهِكَyour face الأيَّامُthe days
سَعِدَتْ بغُرَّةِ وجهِكَ الأيَّامُ
وتزيَّنَتْand were adorned ببقائِكَby your continued life الأعوامُthe years
وتزيَّنَتْ ببقائِكَ الأعوامُ
The days were blessed by the radiance of your face,
The days rejoiced in the radiance of your face,
and the years were adorned by your continued life.
And the years adorned themselves with your permanence.
وتصرَّفَتْand moved freely بكَwith you فيamong المعاليthe heights of excellence هِمَّةًan ambition
وتصرَّفَتْ بكَ في المعالي هِمَّةً
تعياare baffled بهاby it الأفهامُthe minds والأوهامُand the imaginations
تعيا بها الأفهامُ والأوهامُ
And an ambition has borne you through the heights of excellence,
Your will moved with purpose through the heights,
before which minds and imaginations falter.
Understood by perceptions and imaginations alike.
ولقدand indeed فَرَشْتَyou spread مهادَthe bed of عدلِكَyour justice فاغْتَدَتْand so they began
ولقد فَرَشْتَ مهادَ عدلِكَ فاغْتَدَتْ
تتواردُto arrive in succession الآسادُthe lions والآرامُand the gazelles
تتواردُ الآسادُ والآرامُ
And indeed, you spread the bed of your justice, and so
You laid out the carpet of your justice, so it flourished -
lions and gazelles began arriving in succession.
Visitations of tranquility and relaxation flowed forth.
وافتضَّand deflowered سيفُthe sword of عُلاكَyour glory كلَّevery مدينةٍcity
وافتضَّ سيفُ عُلاكَ كلَّ مدينةٍ
بكرٍvirgin عليهاupon it للإياسِof despair خِتامُa seal
بكرٍ عليها للإياسِ خِتامُ
And the sword of your glory deflowered every city
The sword of your supremacy conquered every virgin fortress,
still virgin, with despair's seal upon it.
Placing upon it the seal of despair.
هذيthis زرنجُZaranj استغلقتshut itself fast وتمنَّعَتْand held out
هذي زرنجُ استغلقت وتمنَّعَتْ
فكأنَّهاso, as though it إلاّexcept عليكَto you حرامُforbidden
فكأنَّها إلاّ عليكَ حرامُ
This is Zaranj: it had shut itself fast and held out,
This was Ziranj, shut up tight and unassailable -
so it seemed forbidden to all but you.
As if, but for you, it would remain untouched.
ففتحتَهاso you conquered it وأَبحتَهاand made it free to take ومَنَحتَهاand bestowed it
ففتحتَها وأَبحتَها ومَنَحتَها
نفراًa band of men هُمُthey are لفنائِكَfor your courtyard الخدَّامُthe servants
نفراً هُمُ لفنائِكَ الخدَّامُ
So you conquered it, made it free for the taking, and bestowed it
You opened it up, made evident its secrets, and granted it
upon a band of men who are the servants of your courtyard.
A company who serve obediently at your gate.
وقَدِمتَand you arrived والأيامُwhile the days تُنْشِدُrecite فيamong الورىhumankind
وقَدِمتَ والأيامُ تُنْشِدُ في الورى
بيتاًa verse تجيدُrender beautifully نشيدَهُits recitation الأيامُthe days
بيتاً تجيدُ نشيدَهُ الأيامُ
And you arrived while the days recited among humankind
You arrived while the days were singing across the land
a verse that the days recite beautifully:
A poem whose melody the eras celebrate.
قدindeed جاءَhas come نصرُthe help of اللهِGod والفتحُand the conquest الذيwhich
قد جاءَ نصرُ اللهِ والفتحُ الذي
تُزْهىtake pride بكتبةِin writing وصفِهِits description الأقلامُthe pens
تُزْهى بكتبةِ وصفِهِ الأقلامُ
God's help has come, and the conquest whose
God's victory has come, and the triumph whose account
description the pens are proud to write,
Is adorned by the pens of scribes.
بأجَلِّin the noblest أحوالٍcircumstances وأيمنِand the most auspicious مقدمٍarrival
بأجَلِّ أحوالٍ وأيمنِ مقدمٍ
وأتمِّand the fullest إقبالٍprosperity يليهfollows it دوامُpermanence
وأتمِّ إقبالٍ يليه دوامُ
in the noblest circumstances and with the most auspicious arrival,
With the most auspicious of circumstances and fortunate arrival,
and the fullest prosperity, followed by permanence.
And the most perfect success followed by continuity.
Sol 6.1